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What is the dimension of linear charge density?(a) [I T L^-1](b) [I T^-1 L](c) [I T L](d) [I^-1 T^-1 L]The question was asked in examination.The above asked question is from Continuous Charge Distribution in division Charges and Fields of Physics – Class 12

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Right option is (a) [I T L^-1]

To explain I would say: Linear charge DENSITY λ=\(\FRAC {Amount \, of\, charge}{Total \, length}\). The dimension of ELECTRIC charge = [I T] and the dimension of length is [L]. Hence the dimension of linear-charge-density = [I T L^-1]. In the CASE of surface charge density, the dimension is [I T L^-2] because it means charge stored on the unit surface AREA.



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